Axillary Artery Flashcards
The axillary artery is a continuation of the _____ artery after it passes under ____
Subclavian
the first rib
The axillary artery is divided into three parts by which muscle?
pec minor
The first part of the axillary artery is found in the place between the _______ and the _______
outer border of the first rib
Cranial border of the pec minor
The second part of the axillary artery is found deep to the _____
pec minor muscle
The third part of the axillary artery is found between the ____ of the pec minor and the _______ margin of the teres Major. This is where the axillary artery becomes the _____
Caudal border
Caudal margin
Brachial artery
The first part of the axillary artery is the?
Highest thoracic artery
The second part of the axillary artery is the ___ and ____
Thoracoacromial trunk
Lateral thoracic
The third part of the axillary artery is the ____ ____ and ____
Subscapular, Anterior circumflex humeral, and posterior circumflex humeral